Slope Classification

swardrup

Posted 16 March 2010 - 12:22 PM

swardrup

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We are trying to determine the amount of area for "plains", "rolling-hills", "mountains", and "other terrain" for our city for a grant application. But need some sort of slope classification system - ie. % slope rolling hills 10%-20% - something of this nature. Is there a slope classification standards for this type of application?

uriel

Posted 23 March 2010 - 08:03 PM

uriel

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We are trying to determine the amount of area for "plains", "rolling-hills", "mountains", and "other terrain" for our city for a grant application. But need some sort of slope classification system - ie. % slope rolling hills 10%-20% - something of this nature. Is there a slope classification standards for this type of application?

Thanks

Steven

Hi

I think there is not an universal standard for classification, for there are different purposes of landuse. ie. building, agriculture, forest and so on.

Spitteus

Posted 09 November 2011 - 09:05 AM

Thad

Posted 18 November 2011 - 08:10 AM

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Why don't you just locate the areas you consider rolling hills, plains, mountains measure the slopes in those areas. Then do a rough classification based on dem slope measurements and then generalize these areas. You have to generalize because the base of a mountain may not have a steep slope but it doesn't really make it a rolling hill.

Make sense? Seems subjective to me, so as long as you document how you made your measurements (and that they are realistic) you should be ok.